Saturday, June 9th
Morning guided tour through the arbitration chamber of the Peace Palace by Dr. Peter van den Dungen, (Chair of the Advisory Board of the BvS Peace Institute)

Peace Palace Library Lecture by Dr. Peter van den Dungen


Saturday, June 9th Keynote Speakers at the ceremony
Marzhan Nurzhan (from Kazakstan) Abolition 2000 and ICAN In the Footsteps of Bertha von Suttner

Dr. Heinz Fischer (Former President of Austria) Peace Policy from Bertha von Suttner Until Today

Welcome Words by Erik de Baedts, (Director of the Peace Palace and Representative Carnegie Stichting)

Saturday, June 9th in the afternoon
Toast to celebrate the 175th Anniversary of Bertha von Suttner « Lay Down Your Arms »

Theatre Performance by Austrian Actress, Anita Zieher (alias Bertha von Suttner) and interviewer Professor Susanne Jalka

Unveiling of new Bertha von Suttner bust by President Dr. Heinz Fischer and Director Erik de Baedts

Artist Lia Krol from the Netherlands with Mrs. Liska Blodgett who commissioned the bust

Impressions of Guests
Bertha von Suttner Peace Institute Team

Sunday, June 10th
Bertha von Suttner Peace Walk from the City Centre to the Kurhaus


Friday, June 8th
Seminar with Bertha von Suttner experts and friends in the Bertha von Suttner peace building

Unveiling of the bust by artist Agon Qosa (from Kosovo) by Mr. F. Lato

Theatre Performance The Hotel De Jong, about Korean diplomat Yi Jun who died during the second Hague Peace Conference in The Hague

Thursday, June 7th
HagueTalks event in Humanity House with Alyn Ware, Deepti Choubye, and Marzhan Nurzhan about women working for disarmament and peace


